My son started Kindergarten this week. He was so excited to be starting school. He was asking all sorts of questions, wanted to meet his teacher right away and just couldn’t wait to get started on the learning process.

On the morning of the first day, when the moment came for me to leave him, I could see little tears start to well up in his eyes. It seemed no matter how excited he was to venture off in Kindergarten, he was still a little nervous and scared at something so big and so new. He was fine after some reassurance and once the classroom activities actually started, he was the first to join in.

All in all, he dove right in and he was excited to go back the next day. Eager once more to begin learning and making new friends. Still a little nervous, but not quite so much as the first day.

The whole experience has made me think about how young children have such a unique capability to have such wonder and excitement about the world around them and about new experiences. Somewhere in the process of growing up, we seem to lose this carefree ability and start becoming more reserved in our excitement and are not so eager to jump out and try new things. Sure, young children can get nervous and scared, but yet it seems the desire to try something new wins out over that fear.

As a business owner or solo entrepreneur perhaps you find that you’d like to try something new and innovative that might just be the thing that helps propel you forward into the next phase of success. But fear and the unknown hold you back. I think sometimes this is the case with people who consider or want to further explore hiring a Virtual Assistant. All in all, it sounds like a great idea and wouldn’t it be wonderful to have the extra help? But, how does it work? How much does it cost? Can I afford it? And that small voice in your head that says, “If I want it done right, I’m the only one who can do it.”

What if you could get satisfactory answers to those questions, and what if you could move beyond your fear and nervousness to find a highly skilled and qualified assistant who will be a partner in the success and growth of your business? Just as my son jumped in feet first into Kindergarten and towards the first step in his life long education process, you can set fear aside and make the decision to move your business forward. Give up some of the control, learn to delegate and you might just find that hiring a Virtual Assistant is all worth it in the long run.

What’s holding you back?